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• Section 1: Non-Technical Summary
  • 1.1: Introduction
  • 1.2: The Sustainability Appraisal Process
  • 1.3: Summary of the SA findings
  • 1.4: Consultation
• Section 2: Introduction
  • 2.1: Purpose of the Public Art Supplementary Planning Document
  • 2.2: Purpose of the Sustainability Appraisal
  • 2.3: The SA Process
  • 2.4: Relationship with the SEA Process
• Section 3: Appraisal Methodology
  • 3.1: Stages in the SA Process
  • 3.2: Timing of the SA Process
  • 3.3: Who carried out the SA
  • 3.4: Difficulties encountered in compiling information and carrying out the assessment
• Section 4: Summary of the relevant findings from Stage A of the SA Process
  • 4.1: Task A1 - Context Review
  • 4.2: Task A2 - Baseline Information
  • 4.3: Task A3 - Identification of Sustainability Issues & Problems
  • 4.4: Future Trends without the Public Art SPD
  • 4.5: Task A4 - Developing the Sustainability Appraisal Framework
  • 4.6: Task A5 - Consulting on the Scope of the SA
• Section 5: Developing and Refining Options and Assessing Effects
  • 5.1: Task B1 - Testing the SPD Objectives and Local Plan Policies against the Sustainability Appraisal Framework
  • 5.2: Summary of the Appraisal Findings
  • 5.3: Task B2 - Developing the SPD Options
  • 5.4: Tasks B3 & B4 - Predicting and evaluating the effects of the Draft SPD
  • 5.5: Task B5 - Considering ways of mitigating adverse effects and maximising beneficial effects
  • 5.6: Task B6 - Proposing measures to monitor the significant effects of implementing the SPD
  • 5.7: Uncertainties and risk
  • 5.8: Next steps
• Appendix 1: Testing the SPD Objectives against the SA Objectives
• Appendix 2: Testing the Local Plan Policies Against the SA Objectives